If you have other sites you would like to see added, contact David Hales at halesd@resa.net or 734-334-1311.

Citizenship Participation, Public Discourse & Decision Making

Learning to Give - Over 400 field-tested, standards-based lessons focusing on voluntary action for the common good. Downloadable, with assessments, rubrics, etc. The lessons are multidisciplinary.The American Promise Program - Lesson plans, ideas to bring democracy to life, supplement to free videos produced by the original PBS series.Character Education - Free resources for teachers on character education.Teaching Social Responsibility - This is a project of Educators for Social Responsibility and all the lessons and activities are inquiry oriented. A nice collection of lessons for teaching students social responsibility.Kids Voting USA! - Students learn about democracy through a combination of classroom activities, an authentic voting experience and family dialogue. Instructional materials provide K-12 teachers with valuable civic learning tools to be used throughout the school year, every year. In addition to classroom activities about voting and elections, students also explore the right to vote, democracy and active citizenship.The Henry Ford: With Liberty & Justice for All - Explore America's fight for freedom, witness the struggle to achieve it, and celebrate the courage to maintain it through this new exhibit. With Liberty & Justice for All is organized around 4 key topics: Independence, Freedom & Union, Votes for Women, and ther Civil Rights Movement. This exhibit is appropriate for grades 4-12.

Current Events

Go Go News: Daily News for ChildrenThis site features popular headlines from mainstream media with filtered content and images. There are lessons for teachers, games and activities for kids, as well as a discussion forum. This is a good site to pass along to parents.

News Sources for Elementary Age Kids - Contains: The Scholastic News Zone, BBC Kids, National Geographic News for Kids, The Yak's Corner, The Kids News Room, Weekly Reader, Time for Kids, and The Yahooligans News

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